Fully Loaded Italian Deli Pasta Salad – 45-Minute Recipe
This Italian‑deli style pasta salad is loaded with rotini, briny Kalamata olives, tangy pepperoncini, savory Genoa salami, fresh mozzarella, and oil‑packed sun‑dried tomatoes, all tossed in a rich, homemade emulsified dressing. The slightly over‑cooked pasta stays tender when chilled, delivering a perfect balance of sweet, salty, and tart flavors for a crowd‑pleasing dinner or potluck.
Recipe by Brian Lagerstrom · Structured by ReelsMeals
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Dressing
- 0.71 oz red onion
- 1 garlic
- 0.53 oz red bell pepper
- 7/8 oz grainy mustard
- 7/8 oz red wine vinegar
- 1 3/5 oz white distilled vinegar
- 1/4 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp dried basil
- 1/4 tsp red chile flake
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 0.53 oz sugar
- 0.18 oz salt
- 7 1/10 oz neutral oil (canola, avocado, or peanut)
Pasta Salad
- 8 3/10 oz rotini
- 7/8 oz white distilled vinegar
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 3 1/2 oz Kalamata olives
- 2 1/10 oz red bell pepper
- 1 4/5 oz pepperoncini
- 3 9/10 oz Genoa salami
- 5 3/10 oz Italian dressing
- 3 1/2 oz fresh mozzarella
- 3 1/2 oz oil‑packed sun‑dried tomatoes
- 2 3/5 oz Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- 1Pasta Salad: Bring 2 L of water to a rapid boil, add 45 g fine salt, then add the rotini and cook 11–12 minutes (about 25 % longer than package directions). Drain without rinsing, and while the pasta is still hot toss it with 25 g white distilled vinegar and 1–2 tsp olive oil; let it cool to room temperature.
- 2Pasta Salad: Dice the fresh mozzarella into ¼‑inch cubes, halve the Kalamata olives, dice the pepperoncini, dice the small red bell pepper, chop the Genoa salami into 1‑inch squares, and chop the oil‑packed sun‑dried tomatoes into ½‑inch pieces.
- 3Pasta Salad: In a large bowl combine the cooled pasta, all chopped vegetables and meats, the coarsely grated Parmesan, and about half of the prepared Italian dressing; gently fold until everything is evenly coated.
- 4Pasta Salad: Serve immediately or chill; before serving add extra dressing and a sprinkle of grated Parmesan on top.
- 5Dressing: In a tall, narrow container combine the rinsed red onion, minced garlic, 15 g red bell pepper, grainy mustard, red wine vinegar, white distilled vinegar, sugar, salt, dried oregano, dried basil, red chile flake, and ground black pepper; blend until fully broken down.
- 6Dressing: With an immersion blender running, slowly stream in the neutral oil, moving the blender up and down until the mixture emulsifies into an opaque, silky vinaigrette.
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Toss hot pasta with vinegar and oil
While the rotini is still hot, mix it with white distilled vinegar and olive oil before it cools.
Use half the dressing initially
Combine the cooled pasta with about half of the prepared dressing, then add more before serving if needed.
Emulsify dressing slowly
Stream the neutral oil into the blender gradually while it runs.
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- How long does it take to make Fully Loaded Italian Deli Pasta Salad with Homemade Dressing?
- About 45 minutes in total: 30 minutes of prep and 15 minutes of cooking.
- How many servings does this Fully Loaded Italian Deli Pasta Salad with Homemade Dressing recipe make?
- This recipe makes 8 servings as written; ingredient quantities on this page can be scaled.
- Where does this Fully Loaded Italian Deli Pasta Salad with Homemade Dressing recipe come from?
- It was shared by Brian Lagerstrom on youtube.com. ReelsMeals structured the original post into this step-by-step card; the original is linked above.